Nurse Practitioner

Metro North Hospital & Health Service; Brisbane; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Strong superannuation support

Job summary

Metro North Hospital & Health Service is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced clinical care in Sexual Health Medicine via telehealth across Queensland. You will conduct assessments, diagnose, prescribe, and manage PrEP and HIV prevention services, leading with clinical expertise within an interprofessional team.

You will contribute to nurse-led models of care, drive service improvement, and provide specialist consultation and mentorship while promoting equitable access for

Qualifications

• Must hold a Nurse Practitioner credential with prescriber authority.
• Experience delivering care via telehealth in sexual health or HIV prevention is preferred.
• Strong leadership, collaboration and evidence-based practice skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous nurse-led assessment, diagnosis, and management for PrEP/sexual health via telehealth.
• Prescribe and develop treatment plans with ongoing management and follow-up.
• Lead clinical care, mentor staff, and contribute to quality improvement and research.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Telehealth skills

Clinical leadership

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Nurse Practitioner qualification and prescriber entitlement

Tools

Telehealth platforms

Job description

As a Nurse Practitioner within the Statewide Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Telehealth Service, you will provide advanced nursing care and clinical leadership in the specialty area of Sexual Health Medicine. Working autonomously and collaboratively within an interprofessional team, you will deliver comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing and ongoing management for consumers accessing HIV prevention services across Queensland through an innovative telehealth model.

This role plays a key part in improving equitable access to HIV prevention services, particularly for Medicare-ineligible people who may face barriers to accessing traditional healthcare. You will contribute to the ongoing development of nurse-led models of care, provide specialist consultation and clinical leadership, and support evidence-based practice, research and service improvement initiatives within the Metro North Sexual Health and HIV Service.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, treatment planning and ongoing management for consumers accessing PrEP and sexual health services through a telehealth model of care.
• Deliver specialist nursing interventions and expert clinical advice in Sexual Health Medicine while practising autonomously within an approved Nurse Practitioner scope of practice.
• Lead and support innovative nurse-led models of care that improve access, equity and health outcomes for individuals at risk of HIV acquisition.
• Collaborate effectively with medical, nursing, pharmacy, pathology, primary care and community stakeholders to ensure coordinated, person-centred care.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, quality improvement, research, education and mentoring activities that support service development and best-practice sexual health care.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.